Schall We Talk Episode 30 - Schall We Talk about Unpopular Opinions

This episode is all unpopular opinions… and somehow turns into coffee tasting, ghost airline jokes, and me potentially leaving New York City.

So basically: business as usual.

In this episode:

My unpopular opinion that it’s completely okay to change your mind about life, careers, relationships, and where you want to live

The shocking Zillow listing that suddenly made me want to leave Manhattan

Security trying coffee for the first time ever

The viral “baby diaper on the bus” story and why I weirdly understood both sides

Why “I’m just being honest” usually means someone’s about to be rude

Also included:

Mama Schall visiting grandma and grandpa at the cemetery and inviting them to the wedding

This episode is fun, ridiculous, weirdly philosophical, and one of my favorite kinds of episodes to record.

If you want more behind-the-scenes chaos, head over to Patreon: Schall We Talk. https://www.patreon.com/cw/SchallWeTalk

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Producer shout-outs: Susan Santoro, Veronica and Deanna, Tamar Fix, and Dr. Piano Man

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Transcript

SPEAKER_04 0:00

Shaw We Taco can't you see? This is where you wanna be.

SPEAKER_02 0:06

Hi everyone, welcome back to Shaw We Talk. Today's episode is Unpopular Opinions. I'm gonna pull out of where's Walter Mellon? Oh, he's on the floor. I'm gonna be pulling out of Walter Mellon. Me and Security both threw in unpopular opinions. I'll pull some out and I will say where I lie on this opinion. Oh wait, you know what I want to add in there?

SPEAKER_04 0:27

What?

SPEAKER_02 0:28

Mentalists. Is it magic or well, you know mentalists is? Wait, do you know who Oz is? Who's like everywhere? Wait, do you think mentalists are magic or do you think it's what do you think mentalists are?

SPEAKER_05 0:40

Good at manipulation.

SPEAKER_02 0:42

Manipulation. I feel like I would be a good mentalist because it's kind of like with manifestation. How wait, can we do something before we start the episode?

SPEAKER_03 0:51

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 0:52

Can uh we can put it on Patreon if like whatever. But can I see if I can be a mentalist and like get you to do something?

SPEAKER_05 1:00

Alright. Okay. Tell the camera what you're gonna do. I'll c I'll close my eyes and you just mouth out what you're gonna do.

SPEAKER_02 1:08

Okay, wait, but I can't because if we do it on the episode, I need the audio.

SPEAKER_05 1:16

Oh, let me take off the headphones and I'll just cover my eyes, yeah. What?

SPEAKER_02 1:27

Security. But you'll still cover your eyes, you'll still hear me.

SPEAKER_05 1:32

No, I'm gonna take off the headphones.

SPEAKER_02 1:33

You're in the room with me!

SPEAKER_05 1:35

I'll cover my ears and I'll hum the Brady Bunch song.

SPEAKER_02 1:38

But how are you gonna cover your ears and eyes at the same time? Oh, look. I closed my eyes. We've got a this is a great show. If I wasn't the host of the show, I would listen to this podcast. Close your eyes and ears.

SPEAKER_05 1:57

Alright, I'm gonna close my eyes.

SPEAKER_02 1:58

Okay, and let me I'll tell them what I want you to do. Okay. Richie, can you hear me? Okay. Alright, so what so what I'm gonna get him to do is I will get him to take off his headphones and stand up. Okay, and I won't say stand up. I won't say take off your headphones. I'm just gonna say things that will make him I'm not done. Alright. No, I'm not done. No. I will make him on his own stand up. Take off his headphones and stand up. Alright, Rich. Okay. Alright, you ready? I'm gonna get you to do what I want you to do. Okay. Alright. How tall are you? Five six. That second shelf six foot high.

SPEAKER_05 2:47

No.

SPEAKER_02 2:48

Do you think it's higher or lower?

SPEAKER_05 2:50

Lower. That's six feet?

SPEAKER_02 2:52

Yeah. That second shelf. The top of the second shelf? No, like the shelf that's upon your head, then there's one above it. I think that's six feet.

SPEAKER_05 3:01

It is not six feet.

SPEAKER_02 3:02

And how tall are you?

SPEAKER_05 3:03

Five's six.

SPEAKER_02 3:04

No, I think it's six feet.

SPEAKER_05 3:06

Well, I don't. Did you want me to stand up? And prove it? Is that what you want? Is that what you wanted me to do?

SPEAKER_02 3:20

So I'm not a good mentalist.

SPEAKER_04 3:23

Do you want to know why I'm not standing up? Why?

SPEAKER_02 3:26

Because I know if I stand up, the this pull me down. I even said he'll take off his headphones and stand up.

SPEAKER_05 3:35

Oh, really? Hold on, let me try.

unknown 3:42

Oh my god.

SPEAKER_02 3:44

But I do see we have to push the bookshelf back over.

SPEAKER_04 3:47

Oh my god, can you imagine this whole thing?

SPEAKER_02 3:50

Oh my god. All right. Shall we begin? Shall we begin?

SPEAKER_05 3:54

Shall we begin?

SPEAKER_02 3:55

Before we start pulling out our unpopular opinions, I want to give an unpopular opinion just off the bat. Off the back or off the bat? Bat. Oh, it is the bat.

SPEAKER_05 4:07

I think.

SPEAKER_02 4:07

Oh, yeah, because they were like, poof. Okay. So we're gonna talk some personal stuff here. My unpopular opinion is it is a hundred percent okay to change your mind at the drop of a hat. Even something that you are a hardcore believer in, you can wake up one day and go, I changed my mind. Now, let what Rapin. What are you getting at? Okay, so some personal stuff. Dr. Piano Man recently sold and closed on his house. And I think our vision was down the line, he wanted to buy a house, and you know, we would live there, and you know, yeah, okay. But I always thought, when we're old, you know, because I love living in Manhattan. I never want to leave Manhattan, this is where and who I need to be, right? And I figured, when I'm old, I'll leave Manhattan. I just couldn't see me living in these suburbs and being happy, right? And the other day, Dr. Pianeman had said to me, like, you know, in the next year or two, what do you think about us buying a house? And I started crying. I'm like, I can't leave New York City. I love New York City, everything is so amazing in New York City. And then yesterday I looked at a house on Zillow. And I said to him, all right, back it up. I want to leave New York City. Now we're in no state to like move tomorrow. Like, we've just signed a new lease on this apartment, and who knows what tomorrow's gonna bring. But with that said, we're gonna go look at this house next weekend because like I freaking love this house. Like, love this house. I can see me uh not only just living there, but loving life in this house. And it's just so funny that I cried one day about the thought of a lifestyle, and then the next day I was so excited by it. And I think my unpopular opinion is it's totally okay to change your mind on what you want. I think it's okay to change your mind on what you thought you wanted to do career-wise. I think it's okay to change your mind on who you wanted to spend your life with. I think it's okay to change your mind on where you thought you wanted to live. I think it's okay to change your mind on anything and everything. There free will.

SPEAKER_05 6:36

Me personally, I think it shows growth when you change your mind. That it does show growth that you're able to do that. Yeah. Whereas some people can't and Yeah, I think it's not growth changing your mind.

SPEAKER_02 6:51

And I just think people are sometimes embarrassed or scared to change their mind. There are so many people who I know who would love to leave their significant other, but scared what people will think, or would love to change their jobs, but scared what people will think. Well, what will people think? Yeah, what will people think if I do this? It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what people think. This is coming from someone who cares a lot what people think, but I feel it's okay to change your mind if it's gonna make you happy, it's not hurting anyone. Great, change your mind. Change your mind a million times. It doesn't matter. So I don't know if that's an unpopular opinion because I could see some people going, well, then how do you know you're not gonna change your back? Or how do you know you're not gonna do this? Oh, this is my unpopular opinion. Change your mind. It's okay.

SPEAKER_05 7:46

What? I don't think I'm doing the show anymore. Gotta change my mind. I'm not done I'm done.

SPEAKER_02 7:50

Okay. Unpopular opinion. People want less of security on the podcast. I know that's an unpopular opinion. Because anytime I make a joke like that, I don't want you on the podcast, which is a joke, people. I always get, well, I like security on the podcast. Thanks, mom. She's never said we need more of security. She just said I like security. Okay, so you want to hear a funny text convo between me and mom? Yeah. So mom went to mom and dad both went out on Long Island to go buy a dress for the wedding for her today. Great. She she bought the exact this is not the funny thing. She bought the exact same dress that she would at Michael's wedding, but in a different color. Well, you know what? If it looks good, then what exactly then she texted me. She said, just showed Grandma Susie the dress for your wedding, and then sent a picture. They're at the cemetery. So then I wrote back, what did she say? Which then she replied, She's coming to the wedding with Grandpa Lou. They are wearing the same outfits that they wore to my wedding. So then she sent the grave of our great-grandmother. Bubba Becky is coming also to the wedding.

SPEAKER_05 9:22

They could fly spirit.

SPEAKER_02 9:28

Oh, they just went bankrupt. So ghosts only. Imagine ghosts can't even fly spirit. Ghosts are like, ah, damn it, not to do frontier.

unknown 9:45

Damn it.

SPEAKER_02 9:47

If you'd like extra content, head over to Patreon. Link is below. You're liking, subscribing, all the things. No, I was thinking, I can't remember if I said it on the episode or not, that if you're a Shollette or Shalarama Patreon, I'm gonna be taking you wedding band shopping. Did I say that on this episode?

SPEAKER_03 10:08

No.

SPEAKER_02 10:09

Okay. Well, I'm taking you wedding band shopping. We uh went and I filmed it and it was a great experience. I'm really excited. It is so crazy.

SPEAKER_05 10:21

Why?

SPEAKER_02 10:22

Because, like, I'm getting married. And if you want a Robin tote bag, you can head over to my Etsy page. The description is down below. But we have the no thinking when you think then there's a problem tote bag. We have the we do hard things tote bag, and we have the kids around the world tote bag. I love these bags, they're so cute. You can fit a bunch of stuff in it, and yeah, highly recommend. All right, unpopular opinion. Oh, you can hear it? Okay, good. All right. Oh, for those listening, I filled Walter Mellon up with unpopular opinions. Either security put it in or I put it in. I'll pick it, I will read it, and then we'll discuss. But Walter Mellon's our special guest for today. Coffee tastes bad. People just like caffeine. Okay, I will say this, and this is coming from a coffee lover. I have two to three cups of coffee a day. Iced coffee, but I like hot coffee too. I agree. I agree. I disagree, but I agree. I I don't think it's the caffeine we like. I think coffee tastes bad, and you have to make it to like it. So I don't like black coffee, but I love it with almond milk or oat milk and Splenda. Like I love I love French vanilla or like hazelnut. Like I love different flavors, coffees, but just black coffee I don't like. Now, Dr. Pianelman loves the taste of black coffee. So I personally coffee tastes bad. People just like caffeine. So I agree and disagree. I think coffee tastes bad. I don't agree that it's the caffeine we like. I think it's all the other things we add in that make something we like. I know you hate coffee.

SPEAKER_05 12:18

No, I can't even be a part of this conversation.

SPEAKER_02 12:20

Because you don't like coffee. I never drank it. Ever?

SPEAKER_05 12:23

Ever.

SPEAKER_02 12:23

You've never tasted coffee?

SPEAKER_05 12:25

I just smelled it and I can barely smell it.

SPEAKER_02 12:27

Can you taste coffee right now for the first time? Why not? I don't want it. Because I don't like the smell I don't like. No, we have you have to taste coffee. No. Just one sip of black coffee. One sip of black coffee? Security. Oh my god. You have to do it for the pod. Hold on.

SPEAKER_04 12:41

Oh my god.

SPEAKER_05 12:51

Oh thank God. They don't have any black coffee. Great. Wonderful. I don't want to taste it.

SPEAKER_02 12:58

Okay, that's fine. We're gonna do another question and then we'll do it. Just one sip. But I see a senor. Alright, so Dr. Piano Band is currently making security a cup of coffee. Great! I can't believe you've never even just had a sip. I thought you've had a sip and didn't like the taste. No. Just never. Oh my god. But you don't like the smell? Yeah. I love the smell of coffee. Okay. Alright, so we will come back to that. Alright. Okay. This is exciting. I can't believe you're tasting coffee for the first time. All right. All right. So now let's pick again from Walter Mellon.

unknown 13:39

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 13:40

Next, unpopular. Ooh, unpopular opinion. Fancy restaurants are not worth the price. Oh, I agree. I think fancy restaurants, first off, you get small portions. And the food is usually good, but I always leave still hungry. Also, Dr. Piano Man and I go on lots of dates, right? In the beginning of our relationship, we used to do two dates a week, one midweek and one on the weekend. Now, you know, we we go on dates probably once still once or twice a week, right? The not the worst date, but the date we never talk about was in the beginning of our relationship. I think it was our third or fourth date. He took me to this very fancy French restaurant. It's the only date we have no memory of. Everything else is like, oh, when we went to this paint your own art thing, when we sat in Central Park, when we went to the movies and never went into the movies, we just sat in the lobby the whole time. Like we have all these memories of our amazing dates. The only one we never talk about is the fancy restaurant.

SPEAKER_05 14:41

I've never eaten at a fancy restaurant before.

SPEAKER_02 14:45

That was good. That was good. That was good. That was good. All right, next. Alright.

SPEAKER_05 14:57

You know, I'm sorry, before you know, there are people that like to listen to like crunching sounds. Oh, though. That's what this sounds like. So if you have that like thing and you like hearing it.

SPEAKER_02 15:06

MR M S MMSR. Like the uh what is that called? It's a thing. SMR. SMR. SMR.

SPEAKER_05 15:15

SMR?

SPEAKER_02 15:16

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 15:17

Okay, but yeah.

SPEAKER_02 15:20

That sound like you go. I didn't go anywhere if you're a listener. I have feelings. Being early is just as inconsiderate as being late.

SPEAKER_04 15:48

I'm not quite either either.

SPEAKER_02 15:50

Okay. Can I say that? Let me go. All right, let's let's discuss. All right. Now you happen to be speaking to Shawls, right? In the Shawl family. Okay, let's back up. You happen to be talking to the Shaw family. We are an early family. We do not know how to show up on time. If something starts at one, we will be there 20 to 1, usually earlier. But we will net like first off, we're children of the theater, and we learned in the theater tw less than 20 minutes early is late. So I think that's one, but also our parents are always early. Like I said to Dr. Piano Man for Mother's Day, we're having the family over at 10 a.m. So he was like, all right, so everyone's gonna start showing up at nine. I'm like, yep, pretty much. Because anytime we've had a party, for the first few parties, Dr. Pyongyman was always thrown because let's say the party was at 10. At 9:30, security would call me, like, hey, everyone's down in the lobby. Tell us when we could come up. And Dr. Pyangman wouldn't even be dressed yet. And I'm like, yeah, that's my family. We're always early. Okay, I d do not even tell me it's as inconsiderate as being late, because I think being late is so inconsiderate. But being on the other end when you are like throwing a party and people come early, it is like when you're trying to get ready or set up, it does throw a little hammer in the plans. Is that not the phrase?

SPEAKER_05 17:14

No, no, no, no. I actually agree with you, but I think if you're gonna be there early, you should be there early to help set up, not expect the party to be starting when you get there early.

SPEAKER_02 17:26

Yeah. I just don't think being early is inconsiderate. Unless like you're like, I want to be entertained. Exactly.

SPEAKER_05 17:35

Like if you're showing up at 9.30 for a 10 o'clock party, you go, why isn't the food Or even like a hangout?

SPEAKER_02 17:40

Yeah, because like let's say, let's say Regina, I made plans with Regina at 1 and she shows up at 12.30, but in that half hour I was planning on sending emails. Like I could see how it could be considered rude because you're taking up someone else's time, but I think being late is so much worse.

SPEAKER_05 17:58

I think being late is worse than being.

SPEAKER_02 18:02

You know why we're not good at this? Because we are so icy both sides, people. Damn it. This is this episode, people are gonna be like, take a sign. All right. Next. Oh, this one is interesting.

SPEAKER_05 18:22

Are we gonna go both sides with this?

SPEAKER_02 18:25

Personally, me, yes, but I don't know about you. And before I tell you what happened, I need to do a disclaimer. Okay. Security and I, neither one of us have children. Neither one of us have ever been parents. I think this is very important. Before I tell you what happened, this is a huge story. Have you heard about the poop on the bus? No. Okay.

SPEAKER_04 18:53

Uh poop on the bus.

SPEAKER_02 18:55

No, stop gross. Gross. Oh my god, yesterday I was gonna get coffee. This is not funny. I'm not making fun of people, but there were three people on the corner. It was like six in the morning, and the woman didn't have pants or underwear on.

SPEAKER_05 19:12

She's single.

SPEAKER_01 19:20

Stupid.

SPEAKER_02 19:22

Less security on the pod. Okay. I will say it was shortly after that when I said to the Dr. Van, you know, we can leave the city. Oh, jeez. All right. So anyway.

SPEAKER_05 19:38

My house looks really good right now.

SPEAKER_02 19:42

Yeah. Oh, it's coffee time. Dundee. He's never tasted coffee. Not one sip. And it's black, right? It is black. I see. I don't like black coffee, but I think we- Why do you think I'm gonna like it? Because if you're gonna take it, maybe you'll like it. Dr. Piano Man loves black coffee. Alright, let me bring it to him.

unknown 20:05

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 20:06

But don't drink it till I'm sitting down.

SPEAKER_00 20:08

And uh smell it's a thing has complexity, it has layers. It's beater.

SPEAKER_02 20:17

Okay. Do you want to witness it? Say here, stay here. Okay, so you ready? First, he doesn't like the smell of coffee. I love the smell of coffee. First, smell it. Also, we should say Dr. Pian Man freshly grinds it. Like, this is not just like a K thing. This is a Dr. Pianoman specialty coffee. Uh around the world, people travel for Dr. Piano Man's coffee. I was in cover that's fine. Okay, fine. I like it. Kimberly Williams Paisley loved Dr. Piano Man's coffee.

SPEAKER_05 20:48

Okay, here we go. People listening can't see my face.

SPEAKER_02 20:58

Alright, head over to YouTube and then make sure you subscribe.

SPEAKER_04 21:02

Leave a nice comment.

SPEAKER_03 21:03

Leave a nice comment.

SPEAKER_05 21:11

Yep, not my thing.

SPEAKER_02 21:13

What are you thinking? What does it taste like? Alright, for those listening, he's covering his mouth. He's squinting. It looks like he's having feelings. Ooh, you have a vein popping out of your rock. Oh my god, I've never seen that vein before. What the hell's happening to you? He's like an alien. Like this is like his crow. Rich, that where's that vein coming from? Do you see that?

unknown 21:37

It's legally a drug, was you having something?

SPEAKER_02 21:40

Do you see that vein coming? What the hell? Are you okay? Yeah. Alright, so what do you think?

SPEAKER_05 21:48

It's not my thing.

SPEAKER_02 21:49

Okay. It's not my thing. At least you could now say I've tasted coffee.

SPEAKER_05 21:52

You've tasted coffee.

SPEAKER_02 21:53

Yeah. Oh my God. The amount of people who have messaged us about last week's episode of the shot dad drank. I guess you and I know this is like a popular is it a popular Spanish liquor that dad took me because people are messaging me left and right like Robin, I can't believe your dad that it's like super heavy. Like dad didn't take a little shot. Oh, you like it? It's funny. You look good with you know who you look like? You look like Uncle Gary.

SPEAKER_05 22:22

I was about to say that. That's how you would about to say it.

SPEAKER_02 22:24

You're holding the coffee, but the way he's holding the mug, he looks like Uncle Gary.

SPEAKER_05 22:29

I'm looking at my ref my reflection. I see it. I thought Uncle Gary also. I thought it also.

SPEAKER_02 22:35

He would have gone nuts for that coffee too, because he loved black coffee. And he would do that.

SPEAKER_04 22:44

For YouTube.

SPEAKER_02 22:45

Alright, security's first coffee.

SPEAKER_04 22:47

Okay. Thank you. Thank you. You can take it back. Thank you so much.

SPEAKER_02 22:51

Thanks, thanks, my love.

SPEAKER_05 22:53

I'm glad my first coffee was an Antonio's.

SPEAKER_02 22:56

Yeah. And like good coffee because it's only gonna get worse from here. Like that's the best. That's like a hot that's a high-end coffee. That's like a good coffee.

SPEAKER_05 23:03

Black coffee, though.

SPEAKER_02 23:04

People Yeah, let me tell you something. If I give you one filled with milk and sugar, you would love it. Like what I drink. I drink, I drink almond milk with two Splenda. Yeah. I'm not drinking coffee. He hates my he hates my coffee because it's too sweet. Okay, what has- This episode is so fun.

SPEAKER_05 23:21

It is.

SPEAKER_02 23:21

I'm having so much fun doing this episode.

SPEAKER_05 23:23

Okay, what's the poop on the bus?

SPEAKER_02 23:25

Okay, so anyway, my disclaimer is neither one of us are parents, and I think that's important to say. So if you are a parent and you strongly disagree with us, I'm sure, because we don't have kids, we don't know. But I'm just telling you what happened. You're like, Robin, what are you getting into? No, because a woman got fired over this. Oh, you get fired?

SPEAKER_05 23:49

I'm fine with that.

SPEAKER_02 23:51

Me too. Okay, so this is what happened. A woman called, we'll call the mom, okay? And we'll call pedestrian, okay? Ma, or we'll call lady. All right, so mom is on a bus holding a one-year-old. She's sitting next to the lady, okay? All of a sudden, baby poops. Mom sitting next to the lady, takes off the baby's pants, changes the diaper on her lap, gets a little poop on the lady. The lady's like starts yelling at her, like, what are you doing? Changing a diaper on a bus. Someone records the entire interaction. It goes viral. The lady gets extreme backlash, not the mom, the lady, so much so that her job saw the uh video and fired her. I read comment sections. I have to say 60% leaning to in support of the mom, saying the baby pooped, mom has to change the diaper. What is she supposed to do? And then 40% saying a public crowded bus is not the place to change a diaper, especially right next to someone. So much so that you got poop on this stranger. And people got really intense in the comment section saying it's a baby. Like you can't help when a baby needs to feed, when a baby needs to type change. Like, you have to understand this. And then there's other people saying, This is a public bus. You can't change next to someone. Okay, let me give you this. Is why my unpopular opinion is unpopular. I I see both sides. I really do. I really do. I see the side of the mom. The baby just went to the bathroom. The baby needs its diaper changed. It's a crowded bus. There's no bathroom on a on a bus on a city bus. Maybe she did you're saying, well, maybe get off the bus. Maybe she can't. Maybe she has to go pick up another kid. Maybe she she was got like she had to change the diaper. Like you have to say, I feel the same way with like breastfeeding. Like people need a breastfeed. Like the baby needs to eat. You can't. So I understand that. But I also understand doing it right next to someone, not even an inch away, like you're and you're getting it on someone, that that's so inconsiderate. I see both sides. I see both sides. Can I tell you what I would do? I'm trying to think. If I was the lady, not the mom. If I was actually let me give you what I would do in both scenarios. If I was the lady and I saw she was about to change, I would say, oh ma'am, actually let me get up and why don't you use my seat to change? I would actually, I would move myself from the situation to help the mom have give her more room. Maybe stand, give her some privacy. That's what I would do. If I was the mom, I would stand up and either ask the lady, would you mind if I change my kid right here? He just went to the bathroom. Or I would go to the back of the bus where maybe there's a little more privacy and ask a row in the back, like, I need to change my baby. Would you mind if I do it back here? I think I would, I don't know if I would do it so close to a person that it could possibly get on them just to be considerate of that person. But if I was that person, I would have volunteered my spot to help that mom. That's what I would do. But my unpopular opinion is I see both sides, which I think is unpopular because I think people feel very passionately one way or the other. And I feel for both. So I'm gonna go with that. Thoughts? Am I gonna get canceled? If I get canceled, good at moving into a house with the time to end my career. What?

unknown 27:51

Ditto.

SPEAKER_02 27:52

I know what you would do. You would clear out the back of the bus for them. You would do like three steps. You would say, ma'am, just stay right here. Let me get some people up from the back to help you out.

SPEAKER_05 28:03

I would have said, is anyone willing to volunteer to help out?

SPEAKER_02 28:06

Yeah. Yeah. Kind of like when we were on the plane coming back from Mallorca and you were just like helping everyone with their bags. Yeah.

SPEAKER_05 28:13

But if I realized I didn't help anybody get the bags down when we landed.

SPEAKER_02 28:18

You don't work there. It's okay. All right, that was an intense one. Unpopular opinion.

SPEAKER_05 28:23

I'm glad you took the brunt of that. I was like.

SPEAKER_02 28:26

Yeah. Alright, well.

SPEAKER_05 28:28

Oh, those SMR people are loving this.

SPEAKER_02 28:31

Oh, interesting. People don't actually like traveling. They just like posting about it or saying they went traveling. Oh, is this oh I'm sorry. If you didn't write it. Walter, did you write that one? I disagree.

SPEAKER_05 28:50

What?

SPEAKER_02 28:51

No, I think people That's because you don't like traveling. This is a stupid one. No. You don't like traveling. Yeah.

unknown 29:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 29:04

No. I love traveling. I actually I post because I want them to come with me and feel a part of it. But if you took away my social media tomorrow, I'd still travel. Really? I love traveling. I love trying new restaurants. I love seeing places. I don't like plane rides.

SPEAKER_05 29:20

Have you ever taken a cruise?

SPEAKER_02 29:22

Hate a cruise.

SPEAKER_05 29:23

Really?

SPEAKER_02 29:24

Hate a cruise.

SPEAKER_05 29:25

I've only done one in my life.

SPEAKER_02 29:26

And you liked it.

SPEAKER_05 29:27

I liked it, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 29:28

I only did one in my life too, and I liked it, but that's because I was like 20 and there was a bachelor party of 44 Brooklyn firefighters. Alright. How many are we doing? There's still so many in here. I'll do a few more. Okay. You can always put some on Patreon. Yeah. Alright. Alright. The book is always better than the movie. That's not unpopular. That's popular. I think most people think that.

SPEAKER_05 30:01

But there are some movies that are better than the book.

SPEAKER_02 30:04

Yeah. Okay. My unpopular opinion is I so much rather watch the movie than read the book. Oh, I saw.

SPEAKER_05 30:11

Me too.

SPEAKER_02 30:11

Me too. Oh my god. We're gonna have to make a special episode without this question because I think Dr. Panaman will call off the wedding here and reset. He loves reading so much.

SPEAKER_05 30:24

No, but like I I've seen a movie which made me want to go read the book.

SPEAKER_02 30:30

Yeah, no, never.

SPEAKER_05 30:32

Really?

SPEAKER_02 30:34

I just would okay. So I have this thing, right? Look it up. It's a real thing. When I close my eyes, I see darkness, right? So if you say, Robin, picture an apple with your eyes closed. I can think about an apple. I don't see an apple. When you close your eyes and I say, see an apple, you see an apple.

SPEAKER_05 30:55

I don't even have to close my eyes.

SPEAKER_02 30:57

You could see an apple.

SPEAKER_05 30:58

I could see an apple right now.

SPEAKER_02 31:00

Okay, so I don't have that. It's a it's a I don't know if it's a dis a learning display. I don't know what it is.

SPEAKER_05 31:04

No, no, no, no. I've seen it online where like people talk about it.

SPEAKER_02 31:09

And I have like, and you could fall anywhere in the spectrum, and security and I are on two separate ends where he can close his eyes at night to like think of a movie and he sees the actual thing scenes. I see black I close my eyes, I see darkness. If I think of something, I'm still just seeing darkness. I could think of an apple, but I'm just thinking I don't see it.

SPEAKER_05 31:28

I feel bad for you and everybody else about that because I it's which is why I think I don't enjoy reading.

SPEAKER_02 31:34

Because when I'm reading something, I'm not seeing it. So it's not fun for me.

SPEAKER_05 31:40

But I'm someone that can do it. I'm not a huge reader either.

SPEAKER_02 31:43

Yeah, it's because you're stupid. Okay. This one's mine, and I I have strong feelings about this. If you say just being honest or no offense, but you're just being rude. My unpopular opinion is if you have to start a sentence with I'm just being honest, or no offense, you're being offensive. You're not being honest, you're being rude. And that is my personal unpopular opinion. Because I know a lot of people are saying, no, I want to be honest. You're my friend. They're my family. I need to be honest. No, you don't. Unless they say, can you be honest when they you don't need to be brutally honest.

SPEAKER_05 32:30

And if you want to see what I do, I want you to start with uh no, no offense, no, no offense.

SPEAKER_02 32:35

Okay, Rich, no offense.

SPEAKER_05 32:37

I yeah, well, I will.

SPEAKER_02 32:38

Okay, great.

SPEAKER_05 32:39

I think But you see, I always say I will. Trust me, I will, so be prepared.

SPEAKER_02 32:46

Yeah. I think if you have to say no offense, that means you know it's gonna be offensive. And if you have to say, I'm just being honest, you know you're gonna be saying something that hurts someone's feelings. You don't have to. If I said like security, be honest with me. Do I look fat in this? Then I then I would want you to be honest. But if you if I you just come over and you're like, Robin, I need to be honest. You look horrific in that outfit, you're just being mean. You didn't ask for it. Exactly. Oh, there's only one more left. Should we do it? Yeah. Okay. Thanks, Walter, for your help.

SPEAKER_05 33:22

That is not an SMR thing to that that boink boink boink.

SPEAKER_02 33:27

Reality TV is more honest than scripted TV. How is that unpopular? That's true. It's not true. Reality TV is more honest than scripted? It is as fake as scripted. Get out. No, what reality. I'm not saying it's all, but but scripted is a hundred percent fake. Yeah. Reality TV is somewhat based on truth. Fake. No. It's uh security.

SPEAKER_05 33:59

No, no, no, no, no, no.

SPEAKER_02 34:01

Security. Okay, let's take a show that is semi-scripted. So let's take like, okay, the real housewives, right? So they know, okay, they're gonna be filming a scene in the restaurant, they know they're gonna be filming here. And let's even say the director says to them, hey, so-and-so, you're gonna be getting divorced. We're gonna talk about it this scene. Okay, but there's not a script that they have to hit the lines, and it is based off of her divorce, which is off of truth. So, but a scripted is a hundred percent fake.

SPEAKER_05 34:28

Okay, something like curb your enthusiasm.

SPEAKER_02 34:31

Yes. Is scripted.

SPEAKER_05 34:33

No, it's not.

SPEAKER_02 34:34

Okay, but it's fake. But that is not reality TV.

SPEAKER_05 34:41

But how many times do you think of now again, we don't know, but though it could be that they do something, they go, Oh, that was good, do it again, but a little angry. Yes, and they can, but it's But that takes away this whole reality. It should be called semi-reality TV.

SPEAKER_02 35:00

Okay, I uh I sh my unpopular opinion. Oh, I'm sorry, my popular opinion is reality TV is more truthful than at least scripted. We'll leave it on that. All right, Walter, thank you for being the best sidekick.

SPEAKER_05 35:18

Tell me, it took me a few seconds right there.

SPEAKER_02 35:22

No offense. All right, let's get Mama Shaw on the line for our producer shout-outs and our motherly advice. All right, let's hear your producer shout-outs.

SPEAKER_01 35:39

Okay, we want to thank all the Patreons, and I want to give a shout-out to those in the producer here. We have Susan Santoro, Veronica and Deanna, Tamar Dix, and Dr. Piano. And I want to thank all the Patreons for always being supportive of Robin and Liar.

SPEAKER_02 36:04

What what's all the commotion going on, Deborah?

SPEAKER_01 36:07

When? Well, because I um I wrote down some ideas about motherly advice.

SPEAKER_02 36:17

Oh, okay. Perfect. Let's take it to motherly advice.

SPEAKER_01 36:24

When you have an opinion that is different from other people. And I just want to say that everyone is entitled to their opinions and their feelings.

SPEAKER_02 36:36

Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has them. And some and some are more stinky than others.

SPEAKER_01 36:45

Very good. Very good. But I suggest motherly advice is a lot of times, size up the situation and who you're talking to. And don't become angry or lose your temper if someone does have a different opinion. The best thing to do is to end the conversation with less agree to have different opinions. And this way, what is it? Because it'll make things a lot easier for everybody involved or around.

SPEAKER_02 37:21

I think that's good. I just got a flashback to like five months ago when you were like, Can we extend my segment? And I think we've turned this into a very nice segment.

SPEAKER_01 37:32

Yes, I agree. And I get to give my opinions on things.

SPEAKER_02 37:40

All right, thanks, mom.

SPEAKER_01 37:43

Thank you for giving me this little bit of piece of your podcast.

SPEAKER_02 37:51

We're happy to have you. All right, love you.

SPEAKER_01 37:54

Love you guys.

SPEAKER_02 37:56

Bye. Bye.

SPEAKER_05 37:59

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 38:01

Short and sweet. Thank you to all our Patreons. If you are a producer, we just started this new thing where once a week uh you'll be sitting in on a live stream of Dr. Piano Man and I getting ready and practicing and workshopping our one-man show that he is composing all the music for. So if you become a producer, it's like a new thing that you get to take part in. Also, I'm just posting more on Patreon. So if you want more content, head over there. Thank you to all of you guys for tuning in and listening to Show We Talk. I don't have a podcast without you. That's not true. I'll have a podcast. Just know I'm listening. Mom.

unknown 38:39

Dr.

SPEAKER_02 38:39

Pyon Man. He listens and watches every week.

SPEAKER_05 38:42

Really? Mm-hmm. That's nice.

SPEAKER_02 38:44

Yeah, I know.

SPEAKER_05 38:47

That is a popular opinion. What? That's nice. That's yeah, to watch it.

SPEAKER_02 38:52

And I bet you it's not a popular thing for people to do. No. Like to be that supportive of I'm gonna listen and watch.

SPEAKER_05 38:59

There are kids who are watching both and listening to both.

SPEAKER_02 39:03

I doubt that.

SPEAKER_05 39:04

Oh no, I think it's yeah.

SPEAKER_02 39:05

I think it's nobody but Dr. Piano. Can you let me let me know if you watch and let I would be uh shocked. I would security?

SPEAKER_05 39:15

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 39:16

I'd be shocked if someone's listening and watching.

SPEAKER_05 39:19

Okay, then on YouTube, put in the chat. Yeah, let us know. Let us know if you watch and listen at as well.

SPEAKER_02 39:26

Do you watch it or do you or do you listen?

SPEAKER_05 39:28

Both. Oh, you and edit it.

SPEAKER_02 39:34

Alright, guys. And partake in it. Alright, guys. I will see you next week when we have no clue what's gonna happen. Not even May.